Adhyāya 76: Kuṇḍina-praveśaḥ, Bhīmena satkāraḥ, Ṛtuparṇa-kṣamā, Aśvahṛdaya-pratyarpanam
Nala’s Reception and Reconciliation
मम राज्यं प्रणष्टं यन्नाहं तत् कृतवान् स्वयम् । कलिना तत् कृतं भीरु यच्च त्वामहमत्यजम्,'भीरु! मेरा जो राज्य नष्ट हो गया और मैंने जो तुम्हें त्याग दिया, वह सब कलियुगकी करतूत थी। मैंने स्वयं कुछ नहीं किया था
mama rājyaṃ praṇaṣṭaṃ yan nāhaṃ tat kṛtavān svayam | kalinā tat kṛtaṃ bhīru yac ca tvām aham atyajam ||
Bṛhadaśva said: “That my kingdom was ruined—and that I abandoned you—was not of my own doing. O timid one, it was all wrought by Kali; I myself did nothing.”
बृहदश्चव उवाच